Carl Blossomgame, 48, of Hesperia, was shot and killed after a brief struggle with police officers when he grabbed one of the officer’s baton and Taser.

Shortly before 2 a.m., officers were dispatched to the Economy Inn, in the 600 block of West Sixth Street, about a man trying to get into a motel room that wasn’t his, Lt. Paul Williams said.

“Almost immediately upon contact, the man began struggling with officers,” he said. “He fled on foot and the officers gave chase.”

Once the officers caught Blossomgame, they used a Taser, but that didn’t stop him from fighting with the officers, Williams said.

“During the struggle, the suspect tried to grab for one of the officer’s duty weapons,” he said. “Then he was able to grab hold of one of their police batons and a taser. That’s when the officer-involved shooting occurred.”

Blossomgame was pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting.

This shooting comes six weeks almost after officer Gabriel Garcia was severely wounded by a gunman in an officer-involved shooting.

That gunman was shot and killed by Garcia’s partner, a rookie police officer who was in his seventh week of training.

Three associates of the gunman are on trial, accused of two counts each of attempted murder of a police officer and one count each of possessing an assault rifle.

Later in the morning, a San Bernardino man became the city’s 39th homicide this year when he died early Friday morning at a makeshift trailer park after suffering multiple stab wounds.

Police received a call about a man who was stabbed following an argument with another man in the 700 block of East Orange Show Road around 8 a.m..

The man was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. He just turned 34 years old Thursday, according to police Sgt. Gary Robertson.

The victim’s name was being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Detectives were combing through the property searching for the weapon used, but the property is filled with garbage, used tires, travel trailers, motor homes and mobile homes that people live in, making the search difficult, police said.

Authorities haven’t determined what caused the fight between the two, but a witness said it was over a wooden pallet. That has not been confirmed by police.

Authorities said the property’s owner informed them that he allows transients to come and go as they please, and that he grows medical marijuana on the property.

Police are questioning a person of interest as well as other witnesses.

Anyone with information on this homicide is asked to call Detective Al Tello at 909-384-5747 or Sgt. Gary Robertson at 909-841-5361.

The city’s 38th homicide occurred Monday morning just around the corner from police headquarters.

An unidentified man in his 20s died after being shot in the upper torso about 8 a.m., police said.

The victim was talking to another man in the driveway of an apartment complex at 752 North Arrowhead Ave. when the driver of a car drove up and fired multiple gunshots from a handgun through the passenger window, Lt. Paul Williams said. Witnesses said the car was a blue Toyota Camry.

The victim was taken to St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino before being transferred to Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, where he died. The other man wasn’t struck by gunfire, police said.

Doug has covered crime and public safety in the Inland Empire since first becoming a reporter in 2012. With a long standing military background, Doug naturally heads into volatile situations in order to gather intelligence for those who rely on accurate and up-to-date information. Doug, a former combat Army veteran, attended the Defense Information School. At DINFOS, the United States Military school of journalism at Ft. Meade, MD, Doug learned all aspects of journalism before taking on a role as an Army Public Affairs Specialist for 16 months prior to his employment with the Southern California News Group. Doug is an avid outdoorsman who loves camping on the beach, but he's also a giant "Star Wars" fan.

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